Art In The Pearl
Julie Simpson’s mixed-media “stitch and repeat” technique leaves the viewer with the sense that the shapes are simultaneously disjointed, and interwoven.
Fracture, 24″ × 24″, mixed media
Mary Ennes Davis creates “Guardians” transform ordinary household items into totems of emotion.
Guardian of Gratitude
Guardian of Gratitude
Mixed media, level, casters, copper hearts, rulers, beads
8 × 32
Charles Gluskoter ’s hand-thrown jars and urns feature ornate Asian-inspired detailing.
8 × 8 × 16
David Bjurstrom’s evident devotion to realism makes his graphite drawings nearly indistinguishable from high-quality black-and-white photos.
Rumbling Sky
36 × 36 × 2
graphite on panel
Though it can sometimes be hard to keep landscape paintings “fresh,” this aptly-named painting by Jennifer Phillips seeks to do just that, expertly exploring the natural forms, yet smudging in a hint of romanticism. This diptych also breaks in an interesting place.
Refresh
oil on canvas
Thomas Rude ’s linocuts range from ornately folksy birds and animals, to Escher-esque patterns like this.
Wavelength
9 × 12
Gallery aficionados and their artistically inclined offspring will want to check out the varieties of visual art on display at this year’s edition of Art in the Pearl.



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